Although the small flame appeared and disappeared in less than half a second, the temperature in the restaurant suddenly rose by nearly ten degrees.

"Has the blue flame become a regular occurrence?" Yang Qi murmured.

"Yes." Wang Xiyi opened her eyes and nodded.

"Are there even higher forms of this flame?" Yang Qi recalled the white-hot dragon flame in the test site that seemed to burn almost everything, and asked.

"There are, but they can't be used here." Wang Xiyi said, "That thing would set the house on fire in an instant."

"By the way, besides having you stay by Sun Hang's side during the observation period, did Dubhe Tower give you any other requirements?" Ye Xuan suddenly asked.

"Yes, the director told me about Chimera 17 coming back for revenge... I think, besides you two, I'm most likely its primary revenge target." Wang Xiyi said, "In that case, why don't we gather all of us together, so that thing doesn't have to run back and forth."

"With your current combat power, plus Sun Hang and Zhong Ling's eerie apparatus, you are more than sufficient to crush the Chimera 17 of the past." Ye Xuan analyzed, "Plus, there's always the Candle Dragon ready to provide support... My only worry now is that Chimera 17 might notice that so many of us are gathered and choose to switch its target to those officials holding confidential information... They don't have this level of security around them, and those so-called elite bodyguards are nothing in front of Chimera 17."

"Otherwise, what can we do? We can't allocate people to protect that bunch of useless people, right?" Wang Xiyi's face showed slight annoyance, "Besides, if they're with us, they might be in more danger."

"That's the biggest flaw of waiting for your prey." Ye Xuan said seriously, "Because Chimera 17 controls the initiative, and we can only passively wait, unless..."

"Unless that thing has a top-priority target for revenge." Yang Lian chimed in, looking at Wang Xiyi, "Night Slayer, you beat it so badly back then, forcing it to abandon most of its physical form to survive... You should be the one it hates the most, right?"

"Maybe." Wang Xiyi polished off her third bowl of noodles, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, "I wish it would come at me right now... Last time it got away with just two punches left, I'm somewhat unwilling."

Sun Hang had nothing to say, silently watching the people discussing. Inside his mind, there was an inexplicable feeling— as if there was a vague, constant gaze watching him... If this gaze came from Chimera 17, then its primary revenge target would probably be him...

But what puzzled Sun Hang was that he never offended Chimera 17— during the last decoy operation, he wasn't even in Tianfu City, but over a thousand kilometers away in Chunming City.

What kind of hatred or grievance could there be?

Or was it... that Anna had some previous conflict with Chimera 17, and this debt got counted on his head?

That doesn't make sense either... According to Anna herself, she was "born" at the Nameless Island Research Institute, and since it was sealed, she's been confined in the underground lab, never leaving. How could she have had any interactions with Chimera 17?

Or was it... was it his pre-amnesia self who had any encounters with Chimera 17?

Sun Hang slurped his noodles, trying to recall what happened before his coma, but the result was the same— no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't access those memories.

It's not that his mind was completely blank— he could distinctly feel some things were sealed in the depths of his mind, much like his memories of the Nameless Island Research Institute, but all these were shrouded in a dense fog, and his awareness could only penetrate a short distance into the fog before dissipating quickly, unable to touch what lay beyond it.

This feeling was incredibly frustrating, like having a mosquito bite on your butt that itches terribly but wearing a heavy protective suit akin to a spacesuit— you can't scratch it with your hand, and even whipping your butt wouldn't make you feel a thing under the suit.

Sun Hang sighed silently, lifting his noodle bowl to drink the rich broth to the last drop... Meanwhile, Wang Xiyi had already finished her sixth bowl of noodles.

"I'm still so hungry... I should have taken a few energy bars when we came out, it's nasty but at least it fills you up." Wang Xiyi said regretfully.

"We're out, there's really not a single one left." Yang Qi threw an empty pot into the sink, "Otherwise, we can cook something else for you."

"No need for trouble, I can just grab some frozen food." With dexterous movement, a dragon's tail opened the freezer, pulling out several packs of frozen dumplings, tearing open the packaging, dumping nearly fifty hard frozen dumplings into a stainless steel basin, followed by filling the basin halfway with purified water from the water dispenser.

"Are you... sure you don't need to cook them for a bit?" Yang Lian pointed at the frozen dumplings floating in the cold water, she couldn't help but ask.

"Cook, of course, we must cook them!" Wang Xiyi took a deep breath, "But I have to control the heat, or I'm afraid I'll melt the basin too."

With that, she removed the oil-stained tactical gloves and the wrist armor restrainers, placing her palm at the bottom of the stainless steel basin.

Soon, the cold water in the basin began to boil.

"Phew... just right." Wang Xiyi withdrew her palm, placed the boiled dumplings on the table, but soon a burnt tablecloth smell emanated from the bottom.

"Let's try using dragon flame to roast the meat next time." Sun Hang suddenly suggested, "I wonder how it would differ from those cooked with conventional flames."

"Sure, no problem!" Wang Xiyi agreed readily.

After eating and drinking, Sun Hang took on the task of washing dishes— or rather, throwing them into the dishwasher. As for the others, Yang Qi, hugging her laptop, locked herself in the study, while Yang Lian and Ye Xuan decided to go for a walk near the villa. In the spacious living room, only Sun Hang, Wang Xiyi, and Zhong Ling remained.

"Mr. Wang, let me introduce you, Zhong Ling, the eerie apparatus user, codename 'Puppet Master'." Sun Hang pulled a piece of tissue, wiping the oil off his hands, and spoke to the two, "This is Wang Xiyi, registered hunter of Tianfu City, codename 'Night Slayer'."

"So you're the Puppet Master?" Wang Xiyi approached, examining Zhong Ling, "I've heard of you, but I think this is our first meeting... When I flew over earlier, I noticed lots of eerie apparatus hidden outside the house. At first, I thought it was Sun Hang's doing, but now I see these eerie apparatus must be your devices."

"Yes." Zhong Ling nodded slightly.

Sun Hang noticed her gaze seemed fixated on Wang Xiyi's chest, as if she found it very interesting.

Wang Xiyi's physique could be considered the best among the women Sun Hang had seen (excluding Bao Si's conceptual allure). Standing at a model-like height of 1.8 meters, with an hourglass figure that showed both slenderness and generous curves, and those long legs surpassed those so-called 'leggy girls' enhanced by beauty filters on short video platforms.

Although she wore an armor-style tactical suit, the term armor referred to the flexible protective wear made with nanomaterials, custom-fitted to her body measurements. In Sun Hang's view... this thing was practically body paint.

In contrast, Zhong Ling's petite figure seemed somewhat 'scant'.

"Nice to meet you." Wang Xiyi extended her hand proactively.

"Me too." Zhong Ling took hold of the other hand, saying quietly.

"We're colleagues from now on, please take care." Wang Xiyi smiled and said.

"Hmm... may I ask you something?" Zhong Ling looked up, staring into Wang Xiyi's eyes.

"What is it?"

"Have you and Sun Hang ever had that kind of relationship?"

"Pfft—" Sun Hang immediately spewed out the water he was drinking, turning his head in surprise, just to meet the gaze both of them cast simultaneously.

"Which kind of relationship are you referring to?" Despite being someone with a straightforward nature, Wang Xiyi's expression turned a bit awkward at this moment.

"I once had a very strange dream, where I had that kind of relationship with him, but for some reason, there was another person in the dream."

"Me?" Wang Xiyi pointed at herself in surprise.

Zhong Ling nodded.

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